Philippines News

Massacre throws light on Philippine politics

AFP - Sunday, November 29

MANILA (AFP) - - President Gloria Arroyo moved swiftly to cut ties with a powerful Muslim clan whose son is blamed for massacring 57 people but experts say Philippine politics is infested with unholy alliances. More »

  • Cadaver hunt in Philippines massacre ends: police

    AFP - Saturday, November 28

    MANILA (AFP) - - Police have ended a grisly search for corpses and mass graves from an election-linked massacre in the southern Philippines, with the known death toll standing at 57, officials said Saturday.

  • Front-runner registers for Philippine presidential election

    AFP - Saturday, November 28

    MANILA (AFP) - - Benigno Aquino, the front-runner in the race to succeed Philippines President Gloria Arroyo, formally registered his candidacy in the May 2010 election on Saturday with a pledge to fight corruption, witnesses said.

  • Philippine mayor ordered massacre

    AFP - Saturday, November 28

    MANILA (AFP) - - A Philippine politician was on Friday charged with murder after authorities accused him of ordering soldiers, police and other gunmen to kill at least 57 defenceless people in an organised slaughter.

  • Filipino who lost wife in massacre files candidacy

    AP - Saturday, November 28

    AMPATUAN, Philippines - The Philippine politician whose wife and relatives were among 57 people massacred in an apparent bid to stop him from running for governor filed his candidacy papers Friday, vowing only his death could stop him.

  • Philippine army chiefs 'stand down' over massacre

    AFP - Saturday, November 28

    MANILA (AFP) - - Two army chiefs with direct responsibilities for the southern Philippine region where a political massacre left 57 people dead this week were relieved of their posts on Friday, the military said.

  • UNICEF staffer shot in southern Philippines

    AP - Saturday, November 28

    MANILA, Philippine - A Filipino staffer working for UNICEF in the southern Philippines was shot in an attack and is in critical condition, the U.N. agency said Friday.

  • Philippine massacre suspect charged with murder: govt

    AFP - Saturday, November 28

    MANILA (AFP) - - A Philippine politician was charged Friday with mass murder over this week's election-linked massacre of 57 people, Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera told reporters.

  • Philippine clan members investigated after killings

    Reuters - Saturday, November 28

    MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines on Friday barred its top elected official in the south, his father and other relatives from leaving the country as it investigated the massacre of 57 people earlier this week.

  • UN man shot dead near Philippine massacre: police

    AFP - Friday, November 27

    COTABATO, Philippines (AFP) - - A local UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) worker was shot dead in a lawless part of the southern Philippines close to where a political massacre occurred this week, police said Friday.

  • UNICEF staffer killed in southern Philippines

    AP - Friday, November 27

    MANILA, Philippine - Police say a Filipino staffer working for UNICEF in the southern Philippines has been fatally shot.

  • Top suspect blames rebels for Philippines massacre

    AFP - Friday, November 27

    MANILA (AFP) - - The alleged mastermind of an election-linked massacre of 57 people in the southern Philippines blamed Muslim rebels, in a dramatic interview from behind bars aired on local television on Friday.

  • Philippines prepares to charge suspect in massacre

    AP - Friday, November 27

    AMPATUAN, Philippines - Under threat of military attack, the scion of the clan suspected in the slaughter of 57 people in the southern Philippines turned himself, and prosecutors say he will face murder charges in the country's worst election violence.

  • Philippine massacre suspect to face murder charges

    AP - Friday, November 27

    AMPATUAN, Philippines - A scion of a powerful pro-government clan has turned himself in and will face murder charges for allegedly leading the massacre of 57 people in an election caravan in the southern Philippines, the chief prosecutor said Thursday.

  • Philippines seeks release of fishermen in Myanmar

    AP - Friday, November 27

    YANGON, Myanmar - The Philippines Embassy is seeking the release of 14 Filipinos detained last week for allegedly fishing illegally in Myanmar waters.

  • Prime suspect in Philippine massacre surrenders

    AP - Friday, November 27

    AMPATUAN, Philippines - A scion of a powerful pro-government clan suspected in the massacre of 57 people in an election caravan in the southern Philippines turned himself in Thursday amid mounting pressure on the president to crack down on lawlessness and warlords.

  • Forces secure Philippine province after murders

    AFP - Thursday, November 26

    BULUAN, Philippines (AFP) - - Philippine security forces on Thursday secured the territory of a powerful clan linked to the political massacre of 57 people and started disarming its militiamen, officials said.

  • Gunmen arrested over Philippine massacre: police

    AFP - Thursday, November 26

    MANILA (AFP) - - Several gunmen linked to a powerful Philippine politician were arrested Thursday over the election-related massacre of at least 57 people, the country's police chief said.

  • 6 more bodies uncovered in Philippine massacre

    AP - Wednesday, November 25

    AMPATUAN, Philippines - Authorities have recovered six more bodies, bringing the death toll to 52 in one of the Philippines' worst election massacres.

  • Philippine president's ally 'top suspect' in massacre

    AFP - Wednesday, November 25

    MANILA, Philippines (AFP) - - Philippine police on Wednesday named a political ally of President Gloria Arroyo as the prime suspect in an election-linked massacre of 46 people.

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